CONTENTS
Acknowledgements = ⅶ
Introduction = 1
Part 1 : Social and Theoretical Contexts of Dual Language Education
1 Language Education Programs and Politics = 9
2 Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations for Dual Language Education Programs = 39
3 Critical Features of Successful Language Education Programs : Design and Implementation Issues = 59
Part 2 : Classroom, Administrative and Familial Contexts in Dual Language Education
4 The Dual Language Education School Characteristics and Data Collection = 79
5 Teacher Background and Perceptions of Support, Program Planning, Instructional Practices and Efficacy = 96
6 Teacher Talk in Dual Language Education Classrooms = 123
7 Parent Involvement, Attitudes and Satisfaction in Dual Language Education Programs = 143
Part 3 : Student Outcomes in Dual Language Education Programs
8 Student Outcomes : Introduction and Data Collection = 171
9 Student Outcomes : Oral Language Proficiency = 179
10 Student Outcomes : Academic Language Proficiency : Reading and Language Achievement = 207
11 Student Outcomes in Reading and Literacy : Standardized Achievement Tests vs. Alternative Assessment = 234
12 Student Outcomes : Content Area Achievement in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies = 247
13 Student Outcomes : Attitudes = 271
Part 4 : Conclusions and Implications for Language Education Programs
14 Summary and Conclusions = 291
15 Implications = 310
Appendix = 331
References = 343
Index = 366
Acknowledgements = ⅶ
Introduction = 1
Part 1 : Social and Theoretical Contexts of Dual Language Education
1 Language Education Programs and Politics = 9
2 Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations for Dual Language Education Programs = 39
3 Critical Features of Successful Language Education Programs : Design and Implementation Issues = 59
Part 2 : Classroom, Administrative and Familial Contexts in Dual Language Education
4 The Dual Language Education School Characteristics and Data Collection = 79
5 Teacher Background and Perceptions of Support, Program Planning, Instructional Practices and Efficacy = 96
6 Teacher Talk in Dual Language Education Classrooms = 123
7 Parent Involvement, Attitudes and Satisfaction in Dual Language Education Programs = 143
Part 3 : Student Outcomes in Dual Language Education Programs
8 Student Outcomes : Introduction and Data Collection = 171
9 Student Outcomes : Oral Language Proficiency = 179
10 Student Outcomes : Academic Language Proficiency : Reading and Language Achievement = 207
11 Student Outcomes in Reading and Literacy : Standardized Achievement Tests vs. Alternative Assessment = 234
12 Student Outcomes : Content Area Achievement in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies = 247
13 Student Outcomes : Attitudes = 271
Part 4 : Conclusions and Implications for Language Education Programs
14 Summary and Conclusions = 291
15 Implications = 310
Appendix = 331
References = 343
Index = 366